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2026-09-11 20:12:11 UTC

Australia’s censorship creep just found a new target: parliamentary scrutiny.
Top bureaucrats now want limits on MPs posting clips of officials testifying at PUBLIC hearings, including restrictions on edits, captions, even comments.
In other words: “You can scrutinize us. Just don’t let the public see it.”
https://reclaimthenet.org/australia-parliament-social-media-evidence-restrictions

2026-09-11 15:41:17 UTC

California just made age verification the price of using basic internet features.
Under new laws signed by Gavin Newsom, adults may have to prove they’re adults to unlock personalized feeds, autoplay, and unrestricted AI chatbots.
“Protect the children” is becoming “verify everyone.”
https://reclaimthenet.org/california-age-verification-laws-internet-gates

2026-09-10 19:46:15 UTC

Ireland just opened its first investigation under the Online "Safety" Code, and it’s already going after X.
The regulator says X may not be doing enough to stop under-18s from seeing inappropriate content and says a simple date-of-birth check isn’t good enough for age verification.
No fine yet, but if X is found in breach, the penalty could be €20M or 10% of relevant annual revenue.
This is how digital ID requirements creep in: first “protect the children,” then ID checks become the price of getting online to speak. Everything you say becomes linked to your real-world ID.
https://reclaimthenet.org/ireland-regulator-investigates-x-age-verification-controls

2026-09-09 20:37:51 UTC

Britain arrested at least 62,199 people in five years under laws covering what people say online or over the phone.
18,510 were charged. 12,292 convicted.
And depending on where you lived, your chances of being arrested could vary by 43x.
Free speech in Britain is under severe and growing threat.
https://reclaimthenet.org/uk-police-arrested-62-199-people-over-online-speech-in-five-years

2026-09-02 20:05:40 UTC

Governments keep pushing ID checks everywhere, and now 153M+ driver’s license scans are being sold on the dark web.
Maybe laws forcing ID checks aren't such a great idea...🙄
https://reclaimthenet.org/idscan-net-breach-exposes-millions-id-documents

2026-08-30 00:58:51 UTC

Federal GRANITE Act Targets Foreign Censorship Orders in US
https://reclaimthenet.org/granite-act-targets-foreign-censorship-orders

2026-08-29 01:49:44 UTC

Senate Probes Flock Safety Over 20 Billion Vehicle Scans
https://reclaimthenet.org/senate-probes-flock-safety-vehicle-surveillance

2026-08-26 16:17:26 UTC

Report: AliExpress Caught Fingerprinting Users Through Hidden Audio
https://reclaimthenet.org/aliexpress-hidden-audio-fingerprinting

2026-08-19 15:20:11 UTC

X Wins Australian Case Over Private Message Scanning Rule
https://reclaimthenet.org/x-wins-australian-case-over-private-message-scanning-rule

2026-08-18 14:41:47 UTC

Flock told Norman's council the town would attract criminals if it didn't buy license plate readers. The council voted it down anyway. Then the county sheriff signed a $60,000 renewal for 20 cameras and put them in regardless.
https://reclaimthenet.org/norman-oklahoma-flock-license-plate-readers-county-sheriff

2026-08-11 14:50:49 UTC

Texas Locked a Foreign Company's Domain Over Missing Digital ID Checks
https://reclaimthenet.org/texas-locked-a-foreign-companys-domain-over-missing-digital-id-checks

2026-08-08 23:05:12 UTC

Edmonton Police Review Hate Reports on Lawful Speech
https://reclaimthenet.org/edmonton-police-review-hate-reports-on-lawful-speech

2026-08-06 18:15:20 UTC

Pritzker Signs Law Making Devices Report Every User's Age Bracket to Apps
https://reclaimthenet.org/pritzker-signs-law-making-devices-report-every-users-age-bracket-to-apps

2026-08-04 19:24:41 UTC

Senate Bill Would Put Age Checks in Every US Operating System
https://reclaimthenet.org/senate-bill-would-put-age-checks-in-every-us-operating-system

2026-07-30 21:10:52 UTC

How NIH Silenced Its Critics Without Telling Them
https://reclaimthenet.org/how-nih-silenced-its-critics-without-telling-them

2026-07-28 14:11:30 UTC

GrapheneOS Wipe at Airport Leads to Federal Charge in Atlanta
https://reclaimthenet.org/grapheneos-wipe-at-airport-leads-to-federal-charge-in-atlanta

2026-07-27 12:28:28 UTC

EU DSA Ruling on TikTok Points to ID Checks
https://reclaimthenet.org/eu-dsa-ruling-on-tiktok-points-to-id-checks

2026-07-25 22:09:56 UTC

Google’s New Recovery Option Stores a Clip of Your Face
https://reclaimthenet.org/googles-new-recovery-option-stores-a-clip-of-your-face

2026-07-24 17:20:11 UTC

Judge Denies Immunity to Texas Cops in Meme Arrest Case
https://reclaimthenet.org/judge-denies-immunity-to-texas-cops-in-meme-arrest-case

2026-07-21 18:34:36 UTC

Victoria to Force Social Media Companies to Identify Users Accused of “Vilification”
https://reclaimthenet.org/victoria-online-vilification-demasking-laws-vcat-anonymous-social-media

2026-07-20 18:16:59 UTC

Andy Burnham Scrapped Digital ID. His Internet Plans Say Otherwise.
https://reclaimthenet.org/andy-burnham-scrapped-digital-id-his-internet-plans-say-otherwise

2026-07-17 23:52:46 UTC

A Judge Just Recommended Congress Force Apple to Build iCloud Photo Scanning
https://reclaimthenet.org/apple-icloud-ruling-privacy-scanning-congress-surveillance

2026-07-17 17:33:04 UTC

Judge Halts Visa Ban on Global Censorship Figures
https://reclaimthenet.org/judge-halts-visa-ban-on-global-censorship-figures

2026-07-17 00:50:14 UTC

UK Rules Out VPN Limits — “For Now”
https://reclaimthenet.org/uk-rules-out-vpn-limits-for-now

2026-07-15 15:58:24 UTC

The EU Commission says Instagram & Facebook could be acting illegaly in Europe.
Reason: infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications and recommendation algorithms are designed to hold your attention.
They’re threatening Meta with fines up to 6% of global revenue, over $12 billion, until the apps are redesigned to Brussels’ liking: autoplay & infinite scroll OFF by default, screen time breaks, and algorithms retuned to be less engaging.
This is under the Digital Services Act, the same censorship law that polices speech now dictates product design...
https://reclaimthenet.org/brussels-has-opinions-about-your-social-media-feed

2026-07-13 23:44:53 UTC

Markey’s AI Bills Could Force Online Age Verification Digital ID
https://reclaimthenet.org/markeys-ai-bills-could-force-online-age-verification-digital-id

2026-07-11 16:23:19 UTC

Macron and the head of the WHO just put out a joint statement calling for online age verification to protect kids. Here is the part they skip over: to check a child's age, a platform has to check everyone's identity. The age gate logs the adults too.
The WHO and France warn that data profiling threatens your privacy, then in the same statement they demand age verification systems that collect even more of your identity.
https://reclaimthenet.org/france-and-who-push-social-media-id-checks

2026-07-09 22:20:37 UTC

California just advanced a bill that would put scanning software inside every 3D printer sold in the state. It watches what you print at home and blocks anything an algorithm thinks looks like a gun part. Your machine would answer to the state, not to you.
https://reclaimthenet.org/california-wants-a-watcher-inside-every-3d-printer

2026-07-08 21:38:49 UTC

Apple Hide My Email Vulnerability Exposes Real Email Addresses
https://reclaimthenet.org/apple-hide-my-email-vulnerability-exposes-real-email-addresses

2026-07-07 21:52:59 UTC

The EU Parliament rejected mass scanning of private messages in March.
Yesterday, it approved an urgent procedure to revive the measure, setting up a decisive vote on Thursday, the last sitting day before summer recess.
At second reading, the text passes automatically unless 361 MEPs vote against it, and some MEPs have already left for the Summer break...
https://reclaimthenet.org/eu-parliament-revives-chat-surveillance-for-thursday-vote

2026-07-05 20:18:45 UTC

Australia's eSafety Commissioner just asked a royal commission for the power to order platforms to protect certain accounts and suspend everyone who piles on against them. She wants it to work across every platform. "Ratioing" someone could become a bannable offense.
https://reclaimthenet.org/australias-top-censor-wants-power-over-the-ratio

2026-07-02 01:08:22 UTC

Sony is killing physical discs for all new PlayStation games starting January 2028.
From now on, every fresh release will be digital only.
That means no more owning a real copy you can lend, resell, or keep on your shelf for years.
You’re just renting a license tied to Sony’s account and servers.
They can take it away anytime.
Just look at the 551 movies (including Terminator 2, Total Recall, and Apocalypse Now) they’re deleting from people’s libraries this September with zero refunds.
The “Buy” button is a lie.
https://reclaimthenet.org/sony-kills-the-playstation-disc

2026-07-01 21:45:33 UTC

Australia's teen social media ban is a total failure.
85% of 12-15 year olds still online after 3 months.
Kids beat it with drawn mustaches and borrowed accounts.
Guess the govt's genius fix? Double the fines and expand face-scanning surveillance.
They're not protecting kids. They're building a biometric police state.
And the rest of the world is, unfortunately, taking notes.
https://reclaimthenet.org/australias-teen-social-media-ban-failed-the-governments-fix-is-to-double-the-fines

2026-06-30 19:18:07 UTC

The House just passed the KIDS Act (267-117): a Trojan horse sneaking federal online ID checks into "kids safety" bills.
Platforms must "know or should have known" if you're a minor or face liability. That forces age verification, ID checks, and tracking for everyone.
Meanwhile, the Senate version of KOSA keeps the dangerous "duty of care" provision that would force platforms to censor broad categories of protected speech to avoid liability.
There's a huge rift: Senate authors called the House bill dead on arrival. Neither chamber protects freedom...one pushes ID checks, the other pushes algorithmic control.
Gridlock between two evils is currently the only thing stopping a full assault on online anonymity and speech.
https://reclaimthenet.org/the-house-just-voted-for-kosa

2026-06-29 21:27:01 UTC

MASSIVE 6-3 SCOTUS WIN for privacy
Geofence warrants are DEAD.
Police can no longer throw a digital dragnet around a crime scene and vacuum up EVERY phone location in the area.
The 4th Amendment applies - your movements aren’t open season just because you carried a phone.
https://reclaimthenet.org/supreme-court-geofence-ruling

2026-06-26 16:51:12 UTC

The British government just said they don't trust you to scroll your own phone.
They want to force YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook to shove BBC, ITV, and Channel 4 to the top of Britons' feed whether they asked for it or not.
"Trusted news sources" they call it.
Creators getting buried, real voices pushed down, all so the BBC can sit at the top like it earned it.

2026-06-18 19:22:12 UTC

The Broad New Powers Hiding Inside Poland’s Child Safety Bills
https://reclaimthenet.org/poland-internet-laws-age-verification-content-blocking

2026-06-11 20:18:26 UTC

The White House’s AI Deal: Kill State Laws, Demand Your ID
https://reclaimthenet.org/ai-preemption-age-verification

2026-06-09 14:40:05 UTC

UK Wants Message Scanning on Phones, Jail CEOs Who Refuse
https://reclaimthenet.org/uk-wants-message-scanning-on-phones

2026-05-31 14:29:14 UTC

Minnesota Law Requires Platforms to Monitor and Age-Estimate All Users
https://reclaimthenet.org/minnesota-social-media-age-surveillance-law

2026-05-26 19:47:34 UTC

UK gov “consulted” the public on banning social media for under-16s, then announced they’d do it anyway before it even closed.
Former Health Secretary Wes Streeting says it’s like Big Tobacco.
Nonsense. It’s all about a push for mandatory digital ID checks for every adult to post online.
https://reclaimthenet.org/westminster-recycles-tobacco-style-panic-campaign-for-internet-crackdown

2026-05-23 17:09:28 UTC

South Carolina just passed a law requiring platforms to estimate your age every 100 hours of use, or any time they run their algorithms on you. 80% confidence minimum, $10k fine per wrong guess. The incentive is to collect more data about everyone, including kids.
https://reclaimthenet.org/south-carolina-social-media-surveillance-law

2026-04-11 21:28:44 UTC

How UK Regulator Ofcom Quietly Bypassed International Law to Police American Speech
https://reclaimthenet.org/ofcom-bypassed-us-treaty-to-send-197-censorship-orders

2026-04-08 15:16:17 UTC

Meta To Comply With Florida Age Verification Digital ID Law
https://reclaimthenet.org/meta-to-comply-with-florida-age-verification-digital-id-law

2026-03-31 21:29:13 UTC

Starmer Pushes Fast-Track Online Censorship Powers
https://reclaimthenet.org/starmer-pushes-fast-track-online-censorship-powers

2026-03-29 15:06:40 UTC

Supreme Court Blocks Music Industry’s Push to Cut Millions Off the Internet Over Piracy Claims
https://reclaimthenet.org/supreme-court-blocks-isp-copyright-cutoffs

2026-02-20 15:50:26 UTC

Berlin Court Orders X to Hand Over Hungarian Election Data to Researchers
https://reclaimthenet.org/berlin-court-orders-x-to-share-hungary-election-data-under-dsa

2026-01-01 14:08:09 UTC

Australia Enforces Age ID Checks for Search Engine Users
https://reclaimthenet.org/australia-enforces-age-id-checks-for-search-engine-users

2025-12-20 14:38:35 UTC

US Suspends $41 Billion Tech Deal with UK over Online Censorship Laws
https://reclaimthenet.org/us-uk-tech-deal-halted-over-britains-online-safety-law-ai-speech-rules

2025-12-15 19:54:45 UTC

UK Lawmakers Propose Mandatory On-Device Surveillance and VPN Age Verification
https://reclaimthenet.org/uk-lawmakers-propose-mandatory-on-device-surveillance-and-vpn-age-verification

2025-11-20 22:01:40 UTC

US House Committee Summons Australian Censor Julie Inman Grant Over Global Takedown Demands
https://reclaimthenet.org/us-congress-summons-australias-censor

2025-10-04 23:04:23 UTC

UK Government Dismisses Public Outcry, Pushes Ahead with Controversial Digital ID Plan
https://reclaimthenet.org/uk-digital-id-brit-card-petition-starmer-surveillance

2025-08-21 13:42:25 UTC

X Slams Brazil for Censorship, Secret Orders, and Free Speech Crackdown in USTR Trade Investigation
https://reclaimthenet.org/ustr-investigation-x-warns-brazil-internet-freedom-censorship-ruling

2025-07-19 16:06:38 UTC

Facial Recognition Moves In on London’s Biggest Carnival
https://reclaimthenet.org/facial-recognition-moves-in-on-londons-biggest-carnival

2025-06-18 22:41:52 UTC

California Judge Blocks Trump Admin from Dismantling State Dept’s Censorship Agencies
https://reclaimthenet.org/federal-judge-blocks-trump-effort-to-dismantle-rfimi-unit

2025-06-10 18:16:07 UTC

A pandemic-era workaround inches closer to permanence, swapping consent for convenience in the name of public health.
https://reclaimthenet.org/new-jersey-proposes-a-vaccine-registry-no-one-asked-for

2025-03-06 20:29:59 UTC

France is pushing to mandate encryption backdoors; forcing apps like WhatsApp and Signal to break security for police access. This “Narcotrafic” law is one of the most extreme surveillance attacks in EU history.
The law demands messaging services decrypt conversations of suspected drug traffickers within 72 hours or face massive fines — €1.5M per individual, 2% of global revenue for companies.
If passed, this kills privacy in France. It sets a dangerous precedent for the entire EU.
Encryption isn’t a crime; but surveillance at this scale should be. https://m.primal.net/PWHW.png

2025-01-22 19:27:27 UTC

"Disinformation is the new pandemic," says EU’s Hadja Lahbib, comparing fake news to viruses and pitching the pro-censorship "Democracy Shield" as a vaccine.
https://reclaimthenet.org/eu-democracy-shield-disinformation-threats-hadja-lahbib-analogy

2024-12-22 01:43:34 UTC

Documents Show CISA Monitored and Influenced Domestic Speech on COVID-19 Through Private Sector Partners
https://reclaimthenet.org/cisa-covid-censorship-industrial-complex